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Whimsy

Whimsy is a soft, cool, dark terminal color scheme with a #29283b background and #b3b0d6 text (6.9:1 contrast)

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Background
#29283b
Foreground
#b3b0d6
Text contrast
6.91:1AA
Accent contrast
6.61:1min 4.68
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~/dev/tintdex on main [!?] via ⬢ v1.4.3
❯ ls -la
drwxr-xr-x 12 ada staff 384 Oct 30 09:12 .
drwxr-xr-x 8 ada staff 256 Oct 29 18:40 ..
-rw-r--r-- 1 ada staff 1.2K Oct 30 09:10 .gitignore
drwxr-xr-x 5 ada staff 160 Oct 30 09:12 src
drwxr-xr-x 3 ada staff 96 Oct 28 11:02 public
-rwxr-xr-x 1 ada staff 2.4K Oct 30 08:57 build.sh
-rw-r--r-- 1 ada staff 4.1K Oct 30 09:01 package.json
lrwxr-xr-x 1 ada staff 18 Oct 27 14:33 node_modules -> ../cache/modules
-rw-r--r-- 1 ada staff 48K Oct 26 10:15 logo.png
-rw-r--r-- 1 ada staff 9.8M Oct 25 21:47 backup.tar.gz
~/dev/tintdex on main [!?] via ⬢ v1.4.3
❯ git status
On branch main
Your branch is ahead of 'origin/main' by 2 commits.
Changes to be committed:
new file: src/theme.css
modified: README.md
Changes not staged for commit:
modified: src/app.tsx
deleted: legacy/colors.js
Untracked files:
notes.md
~/dev/tintdex on main [!?] via ⬢ v1.4.3
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Whimsy configs

16 formats, all from one palette

Whimsy

Save to ~/.config/ghostty/themes/Whimsy, then set theme = Whimsy in config or config.ghostty

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# Theme: Whimsy (Ghostty)
# Preview & customize online: https://tintdex.afengim.com/en/schemes/whimsy?format=ghostty

palette = 0=#535178
palette = 1=#ef6487
palette = 2=#5eca89
palette = 3=#fdd877
palette = 4=#65aef7
palette = 5=#aa7ff0
palette = 6=#43c1be
palette = 7=#ffffff
palette = 8=#535178
palette = 9=#ef6487
palette = 10=#5eca89
palette = 11=#fdd877
palette = 12=#65aef7
palette = 13=#aa7ff0
palette = 14=#43c1be
palette = 15=#ffffff
background = #29283b
foreground = #b3b0d6
cursor-color = #b3b0d6
cursor-text = #535178
selection-background = #3d3c58
selection-foreground = #ffffff

Whimsy palette

Palette color values and WCAG contrast ratios against the background
ColorSlotHEXRGBHSLOKLCHContrast
Backgroundbackground#29283brgb(41 40 59)hsl(243 19% 19%)oklch(28.7% 0.035 286.4)—
Foregroundforeground#b3b0d6rgb(179 176 214)hsl(245 32% 76%)oklch(77.2% 0.054 288.7)6.91 AA
Cursorcursor#b3b0d6rgb(179 176 214)hsl(245 32% 76%)oklch(77.2% 0.054 288.7)6.91 AA
Cursor textcursorText#535178rgb(83 81 120)hsl(243 19% 39%)oklch(45.3% 0.063 285.9)1.93 Fail
Selectionselection#3d3c58rgb(61 60 88)hsl(242 19% 29%)oklch(37.0% 0.048 285.4)1.36 Fail
Selection textselectionText#ffffffrgb(255 255 255)hsl(0 0% 100%)oklch(100.0% 0.000 0)14.37 AAA
Blackcolor0#535178rgb(83 81 120)hsl(243 19% 39%)oklch(45.3% 0.063 285.9)1.93 Fail
Redcolor1#ef6487rgb(239 100 135)hsl(345 81% 66%)oklch(68.6% 0.173 7.2)4.68 AA
Greencolor2#5eca89rgb(94 202 137)hsl(144 50% 58%)oklch(75.8% 0.138 154.8)7.04 AAA
Yellowcolor3#fdd877rgb(253 216 119)hsl(43 97% 73%)oklch(89.4% 0.123 88.9)10.45 AAA
Bluecolor4#65aef7rgb(101 174 247)hsl(210 90% 68%)oklch(73.4% 0.129 250.0)6.13 AA
Magentacolor5#aa7ff0rgb(170 127 240)hsl(263 79% 72%)oklch(68.6% 0.165 299.6)4.79 AA
Cyancolor6#43c1bergb(67 193 190)hsl(179 50% 51%)oklch(74.2% 0.109 192.8)6.58 AA
Whitecolor7#ffffffrgb(255 255 255)hsl(0 0% 100%)oklch(100.0% 0.000 0)14.37 AAA
Bright Blackcolor8#535178rgb(83 81 120)hsl(243 19% 39%)oklch(45.3% 0.063 285.9)1.93 Fail
Bright Redcolor9#ef6487rgb(239 100 135)hsl(345 81% 66%)oklch(68.6% 0.173 7.2)4.68 AA
Bright Greencolor10#5eca89rgb(94 202 137)hsl(144 50% 58%)oklch(75.8% 0.138 154.8)7.04 AAA
Bright Yellowcolor11#fdd877rgb(253 216 119)hsl(43 97% 73%)oklch(89.4% 0.123 88.9)10.45 AAA
Bright Bluecolor12#65aef7rgb(101 174 247)hsl(210 90% 68%)oklch(73.4% 0.129 250.0)6.13 AA
Bright Magentacolor13#aa7ff0rgb(170 127 240)hsl(263 79% 72%)oklch(68.6% 0.165 299.6)4.79 AA
Bright Cyancolor14#43c1bergb(67 193 190)hsl(179 50% 51%)oklch(74.2% 0.109 192.8)6.58 AA
Bright Whitecolor15#ffffffrgb(255 255 255)hsl(0 0% 100%)oklch(100.0% 0.000 0)14.37 AAA

About Whimsy

Whimsy is a dark terminal color scheme built on a cool-tinted #29283b background with #b3b0d6 as the default foreground. Body text reaches a 6.91:1 WCAG contrast ratio (AA), while the 12 ANSI accent colors average 6.61:1 (minimum 4.68:1).

Its palette is moderately saturated, anchored by #ef6487 red, #5eca89 green, #65aef7 blue, and #aa7ff0 magenta.

Ready-to-use configs can be exported for Ghostty, iTerm2, Kitty, Alacritty, WezTerm, Windows Terminal, Warp, foot, Rio, XFCE4 Terminal, and Xresources, along with VS Code and Zed integrated terminals, CSS variables, Tailwind CSS, and JSON.

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Source: iTerm2 Color Schemes (MIT)